Honda Aero, Inc. broke ground Nov. 28 for its new corporate headquarters and jet engine plant in Burlington, North Carolina. The plant is adjacent to Burlington-Alamance County Regional Airport (BUY). Honda plans to manufacture its GE-Honda HF120 turbofan engine there. The HF120 has been chosen to power Honda’s own HondaJet, as might have been expected, […]
EPA seeks comments on anti-avgas petition
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments on a petition from Friends of the Earth asking it to limit lead emissions from GA aircraft that use 100LL. The environmental group’s petition asks the EPA to declare that lead emissions from GA aircraft endanger public health and welfare, and issue an emissions standard for lead […]
AWOS corrosion study begins
Weather equipment manufacturer All Weather, Inc. (AWI) of Sacramento, Calif., has teamed with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) to study the long-term effects of corrosive marine environments on Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS). AWOS systems are used worldwide to determine current weather conditions at airports and to broadcast up-to-the-minute reports to pilots. In […]
ADS-B comment period extended
The FAA has extended the comment period on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) equipment requirements. Deadline for comments on the NPRM, issued Oct. 5, initially was Jan. 3, 2008, but due to requests from several alphabet groups, including AOPA, the Air Transport Association and others, FAA officials decided to […]
Fossett’s wife asks court to declare aviator dead
Peggy Fossett, the wife of famed aviator Steve Fossett, is asking a court to declare the missing millionaire adventurer dead. A petition for declaration of death was filed in Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois, Nov. 26. “We will continue to grieve and heal, but after nearly three months we feel now that we must […]
the buzzzzzzzzzzzzz
“We’re not interested in shutting down general aviation. We think it’s important to have a system in place that works with and promotes the growth of general aviation.” — Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff “Changing airspace is like a Rubik’s Cube. When you change one side or one pattern, it affects others as well.” — […]
MUSTANGS & LEGENDS
The article about the Mustangs and Legends was very good and enjoyable to read (“Gathering of Mustangs and Legends, Where World War II airplanes and pilots met again,” Oct. 19 issue). I attended the air show and it was probably the best all-around air show I have visited in a long time. It was well […]
PROPOSED RULE IS IMPRACTICAL
[Editor’s Note: This letter was sent to Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana), initially.] I am writing in reference to the proposed new U.S. Customs and Border Protection rules per NPRM USCBP-2007-0064. These rules would be very burdensome, costly and impractical. It is obvious the author(s) have never flown a small airplane out of or back into […]
NOT JUST IN ARIZONA
Re: What’s in your hangar? I read your article in GANews and the same thing happened in Vernal, Utah, this summer. The whole thing resulted in a giant conflict with pilots, hangar owners and renters. The airport manager wanted to search hangars, which he could because the land is owned by the county. However, at […]